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2 unusual facts about Chantal Akerman


Chantal Akerman

She states that Snow's La Région Centrale introduced her to the relations among film, time and energy.

Gabrielle Claes

Gabrielle Claes made an appearance in "All Night Long" ("Toute une nuit") of Chantal Akerman (1982).


Fictional film

Narrative cinema is usually contrasted to films that present information, such as a nature documentary, as well as to some experimental films (works such as Wavelength by Michael Snow, Man with a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov, or films by Chantal Akerman).

Henri Storck

He was an actor in two key films of the history of the cinema: Jean Vigo's Zéro de conduite (1933) in the role of the priest, and Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quay Commercial, 1080 Brussels (1976) in the role of a customer of the prostitute.

La Captive

La Captive (The Captive) is a 2000 drama film directed by Chantal Akerman and featuring Olivia Bonamy, Sylvie Testud, and Stanislas Merhar.


see also

The Captive

La Captive (The Captive), 2000 drama film directed by Chantal Akerman